Kentucky Indiana Ohio Region

About Kentucky Indiana Ohio Region

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Welcome to BBYO-Kentucky Indiana Ohio Region’s website! KIO is one of BBYO’s fastest growing regions. With chapters in Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Lexington, Louisville, and Indianapolis, KIO continues to be the place where hundreds of Jewish teens are participating in more meaningful Jewish experiences.

Here you’ll find all the information you need to get involved in BBYO in any of the KIO communities and across the country. You can find out about upcoming events, chapters, and much more! You can always contact BBYO-KIO if you have questions or want to join: kio@bbyo.org.

BBYO-KIO’s Spirit Convention one of the largest conventions in years!
Almost 200 KIO teens celebrated the annual Spirit Convention October 11th-13th, at Camp Campbell Gard in Hamilton, OH. Teens from Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis, and Louisville, along with 5 teens from our newest KIO community in Lexington, Kentucky, attended the weekend convention. The theme of “Stronger” was highlighted throughout the weekend, filled with fun and lively competitions among chapters, cities, AZA, and BBG. The teens also enjoyed Shabbat Services, trivia, discussions about leadership and participation in AZA and BBG, and the Saturday night dance. There was a ton of enthusiasm, spirit and FUN had by all! Mazel Tov and kudos to Convention Coordinators Herbert Meisner and Julia Rubinstein, who led a great steering committee in putting on this exciting convention. And Kol Hakavod (a job well done) to the KIO Regional Board, led by Regional Nsiah Halle Herman and Regional Godol Zach Samuelson, for displaying the support and leadership to this exciting convention that will make KIO even “STRONGER” in the year ahead.

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The Lappin Foundation is pleased to announce its inaugural awards for teen leadership and Israel advocacy to two BBYO teens. Trevor Brown, 18, of Georgetown, has been named the recipient of the 2015 Youth to Israel Jewish Teen Leadership Award. Andrew Jacobson, 17, of Swampscott, will receive the 2015 Youth to Israel Exceptional Teen Israel Advocate Award.

When 2,200 BBYO teens joined forces with 1,000 members of NFTY — the North American Federation of Temple Youth represents the younger cohort of the Reform movement — for a day of joint learning sessions in Atlanta on Feb. 14, Christiansen found that the teens had more in common than he realized.

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